AMICCA PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05786459 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-131.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £131,679

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£132k
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£132k-£132k-£132k-£132k-£132k-£132kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£-131.7k£-131.7k
Net assets£-131.7k£-131.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-27
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    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  2. 2025-07-01
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  3. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-18
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2022-05-22
    SHARMAN, Howard Leonard resigned
    secretary
  10. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-23
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2020-05-15
    SINCLAIR, Amber Jessica appointed
    secretary
  13. 2020-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-03-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2009-05-12
    BROWNING, Richard resigned
    director
  19. 2009-05-01
    SINCLAIR, Sharon Dawn appointed
    director
  20. 2006-09-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Mortgage Express
  21. 2006-05-04
    SHARMAN, Howard Leonard appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-05-04
    BROWNING, Richard appointed
    director
  23. 2006-04-20
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2006-04-20
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2006-04-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMICCA PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED
  26. 2006-04-19
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-04-19
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Sharon Dawn Sinclair
Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65
75100%
75-100% shares01/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-04-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations

Registered office

41 Darby Crescent
Lower Sunbury
Middlesex
TW16 5LB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-03
Last: 2026-04-19

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SINCLAIR, Amber Jessica
secretary · appointed 2020-05-15
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Active
SINCLAIR, Sharon Dawn
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-05-01
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Active
SHARMAN, Howard Leonard
secretary · appointed 2006-05-04 · resigned 2022-05-22
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-04-19 · resigned 2006-04-20
Resigned
BROWNING, Richard
director · ~85y · appointed 2006-05-04 · resigned 2009-05-12
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-04-19 · resigned 2006-04-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Mortgage Express
Mortgage1 property05/09/2006
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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2025-08-27
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-21